By Amina Niasse

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Annual premiums for U.S. families with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2025 rose 6% to nearly $27,000, reflecting higher spending on popular weight-loss treatments and other prescription drugs, according to a survey by health-policy organization KFF.

The survey of employers, conducted in the first half of this year, found that premiums for coverage for a family rose $1,406 to $26,993 on average for the year. Workers will have contributed $6,850 of that with employers covering the balance.

Employers surveyed by KFF most frequently cited prescription drug prices as the greatest contributor to cost increases, followed by rates of long-term illnesses and greater use of medical services.

Premiums for families have increased 26% over the past five y

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